soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
had better ...; had better not ...
February; second month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
mask; disguise; guise; mask
military forces; hosts; troops
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
how should I know?; don't ask me
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
feeling; sense; impression
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
tampala; Joseph's coat; Amaranthus tricolor
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.